Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value. Look around at how people want to get more out of life than they put in. A man of value will give more than he receives. Be creative, but make sure that what you create is not a curse for mankind.

Time is an illusion.

Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew.

Then there are the fanatical atheists whose intolerance is of the same kind as the intolerance of the religious fanatics and comes from the same source.

I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

So long as there are men, there will be wars.

When I study philosophical works I feel I am swallowing something which I don't have in my mouth.